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Hundreds of motorcycles, part of the Big Daddy Motorcycle Ride for Charity, lead off the Apple Blossom Grand Street Parade. (Glen Parker)

Hundreds of motorcycles, part of the Big Daddy Motorcycle Ride for Charity, lead off the Apple Blossom Grand Street Parade. (Glen Parker)

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Kalvin Redmond of New Minas takes to the air during the Apple Blossom Festival Ramp Jam on Saturday in Memorial Park in Kentville. (Glen Parker)

Kalvin Redmond of New Minas takes to the air during the Apple Blossom Festival Ramp Jam on Saturday in Memorial Park in Kentville. (Glen Parker)

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Darcy Baker and his son Robbie, 3, of Vancouver, won a trip to Nova Scotia to attend the 82nd Apple Blossom Festival. (Glen Parker)

Darcy Baker and his son Robbie, 3, of Vancouver, won a trip to Nova Scotia to attend the 82nd Apple Blossom Festival. (Glen Parker)

KENTVILLE — Everything just seemed to come together for this year’s Apple Blossom Festival taking place this weekend.

Warm temperatures and clear skies welcomed spectators, participants and visitors. Even the apple blossoms were in bloom.

“We’re telling everyone we brought the sunshine with us,” said Bruce and Ruth (they didn’t wish to give their last name) of Comox, B.C. They were sitting in the shade waiting for the parade.

The couple made the trip to Nova Scotia with the Apple Blossom Festival at the top of their must-see list.

Darcy Baker and his son Robbie, 3, from Vancouver, were the lucky winners of the trip home for the festival. Their names were submitted by Darcy's father, Ronald, of Margaretsville.

“We’ll go to as many events as we can,” Darcy said. “Robbie’s very excited about a ride on the helicopter.”

A new event at this year’s festival is the 84th Regiment of Foot encampment at Memorial Park. About 25 members have come from as far away as Antigonish and Yarmouth to take part in the re-enactment exercise. Organizer Melissa Watson said the group stages about three events a year and also joins with other clubs for a big show in Annapolis Royal the first weekend in August.

“We’ve had lots of visitors come through the camp so far,” Watson said Saturday morning.

“If the Apple Blossom committee wants to have us back next year, we’d be happy to come. This is the perfect spot for us. We need to have our own space to be ourselves.”

Saturday’s festival events included a tennis tournament, laser tag, cricket seminar, children’s parade and a grand street parade. A live music concert was set for later in the evening.

Caitlin Bridson-Pateman of Annapolis Royal was crowned Queen Annapolisa on Friday evening. First Lady In Waiting is Allison Boyd of Windsor and Second Lady in Waiting is Christine Spurr of Hantsport.